# Satra Village, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Satra

Satra is a village in Arsha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,857 people in 1,024 households**, the 3rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 5,857people (2011)
- 1,024households
- 40.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satra

Of every 100 households in Satra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Satra · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Satra?

■ Satra · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**987

Working population ****49.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 21.0% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 394 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (6%) · **■** Household industry 548 (19%) · **■** Other work 659 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,125 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Arsha

- Sirkabad6,288 people
- Arsha5,958 people
- Palpal5,511 people
- Hesla4,574 people
- Chatuhansa4,388 people
- Rangamati4,365 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satra?5,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satra in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satra?40.9% (Census 2011)